PONTON EVENT
Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply on September 19, 2025
| Event | Location | Time |
| Dinner Event | Rowing Club Alemannia 1866
An der Alster 47a, 20099 Hamburg |
18 September
from 19:00 |
| Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply | Hotel Hafen Hamburg
Seewartenstraße 9, 20459 Hamburg |
19 September
from 9:00 – 16:00 |
About the Event
We are pleased to invite you to the first Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply, building on the success of initiatives in the SEE region and expanding its scope. Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply brings together a broader network of stakeholders across South-East and Eastern Europe’s gas sector—TSOs, gas exchanges, traders, regulators, policymakers, and technology providers.
This one-day high-level event will explore:
- Regional gas market integration
- Emerging trading technologies
- Infrastructure and clearing developments
- Ukraine’s gas storages and biomethane market opportunities
Join us for dynamic panel discussions, networking sessions, and the opportunity to shape the future of energy cooperation and trading in the region.
As a valued participant of the Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply on 19 September 2025, we are delighted to extend a special invitation to you for the PONTON Evening Event on 18 September 2025.
In the evening, unwind and connect at our social dinner and party by the scenic Alster lake, featuring a sunset reception, dinner buffet, and music at Rowing Club Alemannia 1866.
This is a great opportunity to meet fellow conference attendees, expand your network, and kick off an impactful two-day energy dialogue in Hamburg!
Conference Highlights
- Launch of Keler’s clearing services in Bulgaria
- Route One Product & Vertical Corridor policy discussions
- Baltic Route & LNG supply diversification
- Panel on Biomethane from Ukraine with key stakeholders
Registration
Participation is free but registration is mandatory for both the conference and the welcome reception and networking party on 18 September.
👉 Register Here
For assistance, please contact: janez.kopac@gmail.com
Agenda for the PONTON Social Event
Social Event
The venue for the social event on Thursday, September 18 is Rowing Club Alemannia 1866,
An der Alster 47a, 20099, Hamburg-St. Georg. Dress code: “business casual”.
Public transport: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof or U-Bahnhof Lohmühlenstraße (blue line U1).
| Time | Dinner reception and party at Rowing Club Alemannia 1866 |
| 19:00 – 20:00 | Sunset Reception, welcoming address |
| 20:00 – 21:30 | Dinner Buffet |
| 21:30 – 00:00 | Party with open bar and dance floor |
Agenda for the Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply on September 19, 2025
First Strategic Stakeholders’ Meeting on Gas Supply on Friday, September 19, 2025
Venue: Hotel Hafen Hamburg, Seewartenstraße 9, 20459 Hamburg, Germany
Time: 09:00 – 16:00 CEST
Date: Friday, 19 September 2025 (Conference Day)
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 1. Introduction: The successful launch of clearing in Bulgaria & Technologies impacting regional market integration and security of supply |
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| 09:00 – 10:00 | Registration & Coffee | |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Opening New challenges for gas markets in South and Eastern Europe – new format |
Janez Kopač, Gregor Weinzettel, Luca Palmeri & Aura Sabadus |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Trayport´s importance for regional market integration and security of supply |
Thomas Patman – Trayport, UK |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Panel 1: The successful launch of Keler’s clearing services in Bulgaria and the role of technologies for Regional Market integration |
Gregor Weinzettel (moderator)
Tamás Horváth, Deputy CEO, Head of operations at KELER CCP Ltd., Hungary |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | Balázs Tatár, Head of Sales, Market Operation and Development – FGSZ, Hungary |
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| 11:40 – 12:00 | Kiril Ravnachki – Bulgartransgaz, Bulgaria | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | CCC-ESP | Gregor Weinzettel & Michael Merz (Ponton, Germany) |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Networking Lunch | |
| 2. Route One Product & the Baltic Route supply possibilities and competitive tariff advantages towards the Ukrainian gas storages |
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| Aura Sabadus and Luka Palmeri (moderators) | ||
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Opening remarks: US LNG and supply routes to the Ukrainian storage | Nathan Reich, the Department of Energy Office Director and Energy Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw Mykola Kolisnyk, Deputy Minister of Energy, Ukraine |
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Route 1 Product on RBP | Gábor Szokodi, Director of Trading and Business Development-FGSZ, Hungary |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Routes towards the Ukrainian storages and Poland as a hub | Agnieszka Ozga and Stanislaw Brzeczkowski GAZ SYSTEM, Poland
Kristian Struve Løgstrup,Chief Economist, Energinet, Denmark Galyna Bazhan, Head of International Relations, Ukrtransgas Pawel Stanczak, Gas TSO, Ukraine |
| 14:45 – 15:00 | Traders and market feedback | Simone Antonelli – Shell
Jarosław Ziębiec, TGE, Poland |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Panel 3 – Biomethane from Ukraine | Markus Lippold-European Commission (moderator)
Kristian Struve Løgstrup,Chief Economist, Energinet, Denmark Valerii Bezus, Vice president of the Energy Club, Ukraine Adomas Audickas, Deputy CEO, MHP, Ukraine |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Closing Remarks & Informal Networking | |
Registration
Please use the form below to register for the PONTON Evening Event, and/or US4GAS Conference. We look forward to your participation!
